Storage Options on Windows Nodes

Storage Options on Windows Nodes An architecture diagram generated by Archify. Windows Container · volume mounts · Windows Pod Windows Container volume mounts emptyDir Volume · temporary storage · Windows Node emptyDir Volume temporary storage hostPath Volume · host filesystem · Windows Node hostPath Volume host filesystem Node Disk · e.g. C:\k\logs · Windows Node Node Disk e.g. C:\k\logs ConfigMap Volume · configuration data · Kubernetes API ConfigMap Volume configuration data Secret Volume · sensitive data · Kubernetes API Secret Volume sensitive data PersistentVolume · persistent storage · Architecture component PersistentVolume persistent storage CSI Driver · Container Storage Interface · Architecture component CSI Driver Container Storage Interface Azure Disk/File · azureDisk · azureFile · Architecture component Azure Disk/File azureDisk · azureFile AWS EBS · awsElasticBlockStore · Architecture component AWS EBS awsElasticBlockStore SMB Share · file share · Architecture component SMB Share file share PVC mount node path provision / attach Windows Pod Windows Node Kubernetes API Legend Windows workload Storage driver Volume / storage Cloud storage External share

Supported volume types

  • • emptyDir: temporary storage (memory-based emptyDir not supported)
  • • hostPath: host node filesystem
  • • configMap / secret: configuration data and sensitive data
  • • azureFile · azureDisk · awsElasticBlockStore · CSI driver